Our goal is for open source SSPs to cover all shoppable encounters for care. However, our first focus is on the 500 shoppable services required by the Transparency in Coverage rule. We track progress towards both milestones below.
The SSP library currently covers 79% of all Shoppable Services, as defined in a 10-million-claim sample of elective admission hospital encounters between 2019 and 2021.
The SSP library currently covers 94% of all CMS Shoppable Services mandated by the Hospital Price Transparency and Transparency in Coverage rules.
As patient estimate solutions evolve, technology will need to match free-text estimate requests with the service package that best aligns with the patient’s care. The open source SSP grouper will bridge estimate requests with tailored estimates.
Try it nowSSPs must be clinically reviewed and coupled with patient-friendly plain language descriptions. The project also seeks to take on more complex episodes of care over time to help project costs for chronic conditions and severe illnesses.
Feature | Description | Status |
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Service Package Localizable Customization | Customize service packages to your organization's utilitation | In Development |
Service Package API | Incorporate SSPs into your software platform | Alpha |
Episode Service Packages | Groups of events within complex clinical episodes | In Development |
Event Service Packages | Moderate-complexity healthcare events with all inclusive charges | Beta |
Simple Service Packages | Single charge transactional services | Beta |
Diagnosis Code Inclusion | Service packages severity-adjusted by diagnosis | Beta |
Professional Fee Inclusion | Assigned professional fees along with Institutional fees | Beta |
Patient Friendly Long Description | Easy-to-understand longform service descriptors | Beta |
Patient Friendly Short Description | Easy-to-understand clinical descriptors | Beta |
Patient Friendly Name | Easy-to-understand services names | Beta |
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